This Haunted World Book Two: The Eleventh Floor: A Gripping Supernatural Thriller by Shani Struthers

Author:Shani Struthers [Struthers, Shani]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Authors Reach/Storyland Press
Published: 2017-09-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

This was the third night she’d be spending at the Egress – a hotel she hadn’t meant to stay in at all – and Caroline had to admit: she was nervous. The thought of seeing Edward again – whom she was both angry with for his disinterest in Elspeth’s plight as well as his interest in her…an interest she’d almost returned – concerned her, as did the prospect of another nightmare. She couldn’t ever recall having two in a row; three would make it a hat-trick, a gruesome one.

Outside the storm was still in full force. Snow had been falling all day, the wind not letting up either, shunting it back and forth. Spending the majority of her afternoon in her room, alternately reading and napping, Caroline found the lights had started to flicker again. The TV, which she kept on for company as much as anything, joining in.

Several times she wondered whether David was okay, and if he was still with Elspeth in Marilyn’s room or had gone back to 310. Certainly, she hadn’t heard any movement outside, but it was a long, long corridor, she reminded herself, and she was in what was akin to a bubble, separated by walls and doors. She’d considered going to check on them several times but couldn’t get rid of the sense she’d be intruding again, that Raquel was right; the worst thing you could do was crowd Elspeth. She was as fragile as a butterfly, as easily damaged. Irrevocably, perhaps? She hoped not. But it was plain to see there was a world of hurt in her, drugs being the Band-Aid that couldn’t prevent the pain from soaking through.

All she could do was while away the time until dinner, praying the electrics would hold firm, and that she wouldn’t be plunged into darkness whilst alone and in her room. Another hour passed.

And another.

Bloody hell time dragged at the Egress on occasion. She was practically climbing the walls as her watch edged towards eight o’ clock. Leaving the confines of her room, she headed towards the elevator, hoping David would be at dinner, that he wasn’t otherwise detained. It might even be a full house, guests just as fed up as her of… Of what, Caroline? Being alone? She nodded, made light of it. You can have too much of a good thing, you know! One thing she’d readily admit to was being bored with the same old scenery. How she longed for vistas that were ever changing; for hills and mountains, for towns and villages, for air that was cool and crisp. Maybe she’d considered stuff like that a God-given right before, but now it seemed such a privilege.

The elevator was up to its usual tricks, the doors not immediately shutting when the button for the lobby was pressed. Once they’d slid into position, there was a bump and a grind, a sense of moving upwards before grinding again and going in the right direction. Exasperated, Caroline rolled her eyes. She’d appreciate a ‘normal’ elevator in future too.

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